Blue mbuna

The blue mbuna (Labeotropheus fuelleborni) is a species of cichlid found in Lake Malawi where it inhabits areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries as well as being found in the aquarium trade.^[2] Some of its mottled forms are sometimes known as marmalade cat.

Blue mbuna
males of typical blue morph (above) and blotched morph (below)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Labeotropheus
Species:	L. fuelleborni
Binomial name
Labeotropheus fuelleborni Ahl, 1926
Synonyms
Labeotropheus curvirostris Ahl, 1926

The specific name honours the German parasitologist and military physician Friedrich Fülleborn (1866-1933).^[3]

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species